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The first recruiting class for Director of Track & Field Maurica Powell and Head Coach Andy Powell put a very strong foundation in place today as nine new Huskies joined the future of the Washington program on National Signing Day.

A stellar group of six track and field athletes have arrived in Seattle over the past couple months to join the Husky program, bringing with them a wealth of championships and All-America honors, and seeking to add more at Washington.

Washington Director of Track & Field Maurica Powell and Head Coach Andy Powell today announced the new leadership for the Husky sprinters and hurdlers, as former U.S. 400-meter hurdles champion Jeshua Anderson has been named Assistant Coach and Anderson's longtime coach, Mark Macdonald, will stay on as a Volunteer Assistant.